On January 7, Beijing time, the Warriors and the Pelicans fought in the regular season. In this campaign, Warriors stars Stephen Curry, Drummond Green and Klay Thompson were unable to play. However, the game was still exciting. The two teams staged a wonderful offensive and defensive battle.
Curry and Green are absent
Relying on Wiggins' brilliant play of 13 points in the first half, the Warriors once took an 11-point lead. However, Ingram stormed the second quarter and led the team to a 15-4 offensive frenzy to counter the score. Ingram, who had 19 points, four boards and four assists, cut down 19 points at halftime to help the Pelicans lead by one point at the end of the half.
In the second half, the two teams were caught in a fight. The Warriors, led by Wiggins, achieved multi-point blossoming. Ingram, on the offensive end, continued to exert efforts. In the final quarter, Ingram, Hart and Valanciunas scored together, and the Pelicans extended the point difference to 12 points. Wiggins led the team to chase points, and Poole scored 10 consecutive points in the final moments to help the Warriors narrow the point gap to three points. The Warriors, seeing hope of winning. However, the Warriors have since been unable to shoot from a long range and have not been able to protect the rebound. In the end, the Pelicans narrowly defeated the Warriors 101-96 and completed an 11-point reversal.
The Pelicans reversed the victory over the Warriors
Prior to this campaign, the Warriors' record was 29 wins and 8 losses, ranking first in the league. The Pelicans, on the other hand, have a record of 13 wins and 25 losses, ranking second to last in the West. The Pelicans, 12 places behind the Warriors, 16.5 wins. In the absence of inside general Zion Williamson, the pelicans' strength was seriously weakened. With rankings, strengths and lineups all far inferior to the Warriors, the Pelicans will complete the feat of winning the weak and breaking the scoring. The Warriors, the league's number one, fell to the ground.
The Warriors were out of the cold against the Pelicans
Big bang! League No. 1 crashed to the ground! The Warriors suffered a penultimate reversal! Wiggins is hard to support!
In this game, the Warriors had an 11-point lead under the excellent performance of Wiggins. However, in Curry's absence, the Golden State Army lacked a backbone on the offensive end. The Warriors, on the offensive end, appeared disorganized and could only score points sporadically.
Wiggins singled with the ball
Warriors star Andrew Wiggins scored a team-high 21 points in this game, plus 4 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. Wiggins, in good shape on the offensive end. Wiggins, showing strong impact and all-round skills. However, the Warriors, who rotated 11 players, could not form a continuous effective offensive attack on the offensive end. The Warriors' scores are mostly individual singles. Even though Wiggins played well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the Warriors still failed to beat their opponents.
Wiggins, it can be said that it is difficult to stand alone. Faced with ingram's outburst and Valanciunas' rampage in the penalty area, Wiggins appeared to be unable to fight with two fists and four hands. Wiggins, can only drink and accept defeat.
Wiggins is alone
After the loss, the Warriors swallowed up their first losing streak of the season. The Warriors, who have lost 2 consecutive games, desperately need a rebound. Perhaps, Curry and Klay Thompson's return from injury can help the Warriors stop the losing streak.